The new movie, simply titled Hellboy, has tapped Neil Marshall as its director, who is primarily known as the director of The Descent and Doomsday, as well as a few TV episodes of Game of Thrones and Westworld.

Hellboy first made his appearance back in 1993 on the cover of Dime Comics #4, followed by San Diego Comic Con Comics #2, which featured the first story including the character. Since then, the Dark Horse Comics character has appeared in numerous solo series, which have the demon battling creatures from mythology and lore across the globe.

The reboot of the film will be rated R according to Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, who has been involved in production since the start. No date for the movie has been set, but it will be released sometime in 2018.